A lot of these guys are just camp bodies. Most people expected Ryan to struggle because the scheme that he came from at Rutgers was a zone-heavy one while this defense now gives a lot of press man looks.

A lot of these guys are just camp bodies. Most people expected Ryan to struggle because the scheme that he came from at Rutgers was a zone-heavy one while this defense now gives a lot of press man looks.

Yes. They both have a pretty steep learning curve and early struggles, particularly in drills that (as the article states) heavily favor WR's, are to be expected.

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Well, we can only judge once we see them on the field in real competition. The Pats have very clearly drafted or signed a disproportionate number of players out of Rutgers, and it's not entirely based on simple objective talent scouting. Somebody should track the level of success these players have and figure out whether this "pipeline" is valuable to the Patriots or not.

Well, we can only judge once we see them on the field in real competition. The Pats have very clearly drafted or signed a disproportionate number of players out of Rutgers, and it's not entirely based on simple objective talent scouting. Somebody should track the level of success these players have and figure out whether this "pipeline" is valuable to the Patriots or not.

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In the end, I don't see it being all that valuable. Again, most of these guys that were brought in were depth guys, Harmon and Ryan aside. That said, I am on record as being a bit confused by this. It isn't as if Rutgers was some unstoppable college football powerhouse these last few years, even when Schiano was there.